Kirby Derby

Kirby Derby #17 is cancelled

We are sad to say that Kirby Derby is cancelled and will not take place Saturday.

Unfortunately, the one-two punch of Florence and Michael has been too much for us to overcome. This would have been the 17th Kirby Derby, and it is the first time we have ever cancelled or even considered cancelling. Although we were able to rally after Florence, the unexpected arrival of Michael in the last week further eroded the number of vendors, participants and volunteers able to attend. Combined with flooding, continued power outages, school outages, and an extremely uncooperative Mother Nature, we do not have what we need to put on a great and safe event.

We apologize to everyone who worked hard and were excited for tomorrow. We share your disappointment. We thank the city and Dorothea Dix Park for all their support and for working with us to try to make it happen. We look forward to making it awesome next year.

Kirby Derby is cancelled for 2018. We look forward to a great 2019 event

Founded & Produced by Pullen Park Terrace

A tiny neighborhood of just 32 homes, Pullen Park Terrace is better known by it's 2 streets, Kirby and Bilyeu. The first Kirby Derby Day was on Kirby St, in 2002, started by Aly and Beth Khalifa. The entire neighborhood embraced the event and continues to develop and manage it.

Pullen Park Terrace loves Dorothea Dix Park! As a neighborhood, we believe Kendall Circle (which used to be a part of the campus, but is currently not included in the footprint) should also be a protected park space.
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Pullen Park Terrace: National Neighborhood Award Winner!

In May 2017, Pullen Park Terrace was awarded 2nd prize nationally for Neighborhood of the Year. The neighborhood was judged in the category of Social Revitalization and Neighborliness, specifically for the project of Kirby Derby!